1. Sign Petition:

Youngstown, Ohio, Meeting for Public Comment Oct. 31:

The Mayor Charles Sammarone is asking city council to support proposed ordinance #12-280 urging the state to have “stringent regulations” on fracking while also seeking council’s approval to sell the city’s mineral rights. 6th Floor, City Hall 26 South Phelps Street Youngstown , OH 44503 >> CALL - Stop Youngstown, Ohio, from fracking the City > http://www.frackfreeamerica.org/callyoungstown.html"... majority support on the seven-member council OKed legislation to move ahead with that plan. 'I’m not against a public hearing, but how much more can be said?' Sammarone asked. 'We aren’t the first ones to do this. Several communities and private landowners on the East Side' are in the process or already have sold drilling rights. Sammarone said before the hearing that he’s heard it all before and there’s no reason to hear it again. No one from the administration was at council’s public hearing."http://www.vindy.com/news/2012/oct/17/council-hears--of--voice-opposition-to-o/

Mill Creek MetroParks, Youngstown, OH, will be conducting public hearings regarding the oil and gas industry and its effect on the MetroParks. The public is invited to attend and share their comments on these dates: SECOND public hearing: October 25, 2012 6-8 pm MetroParks Farm.

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5. Call or speak to Youngstown, OH, City Council by Oct. 31, 2012

All,Youngstown, Ohio, Mayor Charles P. Sammarone & Youngstown City Council must delay the actions that could greenlight the selling or leasing of Youngstown Mineral rights, thereby opening the door to fracking & related processes in Youngstown, Ohio!

PLEASE CALL the Youngstown Mayor's Office and City Council Members DEMANDING they DELAY this action of this resolution!

Mayor Sammarone's remarks Jan. 11, 2012,"... but until everybody feels safe and comfortable whether you are in your house or working downtown or you are located anywhere within the city or in the suburbs I am still going to hold the state to a ban on drilling until all this information is gathered and everybody feels safe, that's the most important thing" (First 2 minutes at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMGmmCQIKPA&feature=share )

UPDATE VIDEO: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLTGWpYhZlU 3 min. Blockade at Meander Reservoir Fracking Well Blockade at Meander Reservoir Fracking Well on Sunday, October 14, activists with Frackfree Mahoning Valley protested this well site and formed a blockade at the entrance of the site, refusing to move. They arrived at 10:30 a.m. and after more than four hours of blockading the entrance, activists decided to peacefully resolve the blockade with no arrests or confrontations. Fracking contaminates ground and surface water. An internal industry report found that six percent of wells have leaks immediately upon completion. Fracking uses a secret blend of toxic chemicals to shatter rocks deep within the Earth. Those chemicals can contaminate the water through negligence and through mechanical failure. No matter the safety record of a company—in this case Console Energy—wells fail, and overtime all wells break, becoming sources for water contamination. The Cadle fracking well site sits less than 100′ from a stream—a direct tributary of the Meander Reservoir. The Ohio EPA is responsible for the environmentally protected zone. The ODNR should have consulted with the Ohio EPA before granting the permit for this well. This action comes just days before Youngstown City Council will decide whether or not to lease city lands for fracking.